Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

FDA Enforcement Action: At the request of FDA, U.S. Marshals seized breaded seafood products repacked by Fellerson, Inc. (d.b.a. K&S Wholesale Meats), for Soderholm Wholesale Foods, both of Sun Prairie, WI, because the products are adulterated. K&S Wholesale Meats allegedly repacked breaded seafood, including shrimp, haddock fillets, pollock fillets, and ocean perch fillets, under Soderholm’s “Seaside” label without having a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan in place, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. FDA issued a Warning Letter to K&S Wholesale Meats on Jan. 13, 2010, for not having a HACCP plan in place for their breaded seafood products. Although the company responded to the Warning Letter promising corrections, subsequent inspections in September 2010 and March 2011 revealed that the firm continued to repackage breaded fish without a written HACCP plan.

Recreational Water Health Alert: Oregon Public Health issues health advisory due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Cannon Beach, Clatsop County. Direct contact with the water should be avoided until the advisory has been lifted.

Recreational Water Health Advisory: County of San Diego closes Carlsbad State Beach access points from 1000 feet north and south of Batiquitos Lagoon Outlet, due to sewage spill into the lagoon.

Canada

Allergy Alert (Update):Raymond-Hadley Corp (Spencer, NY) recalls Better Batter Pancake & Biscuit Mix (20oz., UPC 896439002070, Best Before July 2012 - March 2013), Better Batter Gluten Free Pancake/Biscuit Mix (2.5lbs., UPC 896439002032, Best Before December 2011, February - August 2012 & March 2013), Better Batter Yellow Cake Mix (18.25oz., UPC 896439002100, Best Before January - March 2013), and Better Batter Chocolate Cake Mix (18.25oz., UPC 896439002094, Best Before January - March 2013), because the products may contain undeclared milk. The recalled items were imported into Canada from the USA and may have been distributed nationwide.

Food Safety Recall Update (Ireland):McCarren & Co. Ltd. expands its earlier recall of McCarren Cooked Ham to include Batch code 4172 (use by 05/05/2011 and 07/05/2011) and Batch cod 4178 (use by 15/05/2011). The recall was initiated due to potential processing errors which may lead to microbial contamination.

Food Safety Outbreak Alert (France): Health authorities alert the public that certain fresh liver sausages - consumed either raw or insufficiently cooked - recently have been linked to about 10 cases of hepatitis E infections in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. The alert cites pork liver sausages made using either fresh or dried pork liver, dried liver, and sausages made from dried liver. Authorities urge the public to cook these products thoroughly or to avoid them altogether.

Outbreak Alert (Russia): Fifty-two Korean factory workers at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus LLC in St. Petersburg developed acute intestinal infections after eating in the factory canteen. Forty-seven of the workers were hospitalized. The food was supplied by the Cedar catering company.

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket's recall web site.